Slicing-machine.



A. J. LOGA- SLIOING. MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1913.

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A. J. LOGA.

SLIDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914,

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SLICING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. j Patented Nov, 3 1914. Applicationfiled November 24, 1913. Serial No. 802,811. 2

ful Improvements in Slicing-Machines, of 'which the following is aspecification, ref-.

erence being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in cabbage cutting machinesandhas for 1ts primary object to, provide a machine ofthis characterprimarily designed for use in the manufacture of sauerkraut, wherebylarge quantitles of cabbage may be expeditiously cut into particles ofapredetermined thickness.-

The invention has for another and more particular object to provide amachineof the above character embodying a movable knife and a gageplatemovable therewith, and meansfor adjusting the gage platewithrespect to the knife whereby the thickness of varied as desired. c

In its more specific aspect the invention includes a hopper having aninclined feed chamber, a knife vertically movable at the lower end ofthe feed chamber, stationary guides for the knife, a gage plate, linkcon nections between one end of said gageplate and the knife, movableguides for'the gage plate, and means for moving said guides toadjustably dispose the gageplate in spaced relation to the knife. 1

. The invention has for a further object to generally improve andsimplify the construction' of machines of the'above character withoutincreasing their manufacturing cost to any material extent. lVith theabove and other. objects in View as will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists 'in certain constructions,combinations and arrange-- ments of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim. I h

For a full understanding of the inventlon, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanyingdrawings, in

which- Figurel is a side elevation of a cabbage cutting machineembodying my invention in its preferred form; Fig.2 is a top plan viewthereof; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is a similar view'of theopposite end of the machine; Fig. 5 is asection taken on the ALEXANDERJ. LoGA,

on the line 6".-6of"Fig.5;"Fig. 7 is a detail line 5-.5 of Fig. 2; cFig. section taken y elevationofthecutting knife; Fig. 8 is'"a detailperspective view.ofone of the guide membersfor' the gage, plate.

, Referringin detail to the drawings, 5 designates a casing or. housingwhich is' provided with a longitudinally inclined hopper or feed chamber6. The base .wall of this hopper. at'ltslower end has the metal plate 7counter-sunk in'its upper surface for a purpose which will become.apparent as the con strupltion of the invention is better unders 00 c iIn'the p1 s draces fthe side walls ofthe casing 5 .at thefllower end ofthe feed chamber, the steel plates 8 are secured, said .platesr beingcountersunk in the casing.

walls. .Similar plates!) are also secured to the outer faces of the sidewalls of the casmg. Theseplatesare provided adjacent theirsupper andlo-werends with the curved slots 10 which coincide; with similar-slotsfOIHlGd'lIl the sidewalls of thecasing. .The'

longitudinal edgesofthe plates 8 which are contiguous to the lower endof the hopper chamber 6'are'provided with guideways 11 to receivetheedges of a cutting plate12; The lower body portion of thisplate is cutout to form the opening 13 therein, and the upper' end of said openingis curved and sharpened to provide'thecutting edge '14. The top wall ofthe casing 5 is provided with 1 a transverse slot 15 through which thecutting plate is adapted to extend in the operation of the machine. A-transversely disposed bar 16 is secured to one side of said plate at itsupper end and rods 17 connect i 21 designates the gage plate whichismovable with the cutting plate 12 and is mounted at its edges intheguide members 22. Each ofthese guide members is formed upon the end of abolt 23. which is adapted for disposal through a sleeve 24 formed uponone.

end of'a lever 25. These sleeves are adapted for movement in the slots10 and'the corresponding openings in the casing walls.

Suitable nuts 26 are threaded upon the outer ends of the. bolts toretain the. same in, the sleeves 24c- The levers 25 are fixed upon theends of the transverse rods 27 which extend through the plates 8 and 9and areloosely mounted in theside walls of the casing: The levers 25 onone side of the casing 5 are provided with arms 28 to which the ends ofa link 29 are pivotally connected. The

arm 28 of the upper lever is somewhat longer than the arm of the lowerlever and a nut30 is loosely mounted in the end of said longer arm. Tothis nut, the lower end of an adjusting screw 31 is rotatably conment ofthe levers 25. a

The gage plate 21 is provided witha crescent shaped opening 37,, and thecutting edge of theplate 12 is disposed slightly above the lower edge ofthis opening. The upper edge of the gage plate 21 is connected to thebar 16 which issecured upon the cutting plate l2by means ofthe links 38.

It will be apparent from the above descrip-- tion that by simply turningthe adjusting I screw 31, the levers 25 are actuated to move the guidemembers. 22 in the curved slots provided in the sidewalls of the casing,and

cutting plate as the case may be. It is, of

course, understood that the stems 23 of the guide members are looselyengaged in the sleeves 24 so that they will rotate freely therein. Thedistance between these plates which moves over the scale graduations 40'out upon the surface of one. of the plates 9.

In order to. forcibly feed the cabbage to the cutting plate 12-, Iprovide a follower 41 arranged within the hopper or feed chamber 6. Oneend of a rack bar 42 is secured to this follower and the teeth 43 teethof a pinion 44 disposed between the bracket plates 45 fixed upon the endwall of the hopper 6 in which one end of a shaft 46 is journaled. Thebar 42 is movable through a suitable opening provided in the end wall ofthe hopper and has a hand loop 47 formed upon one end. A pin '48 is alsosecured to the outer end of said barand engages the bracket lates 45 tolimit the movement of the follower in one direction. To the other end ofthe shaft 46, one end of a helical spring 49 is secured, said springbeing arranged between the spaced plates 50 and having its other endsecured to one of the connecting bolts between said plates; This spring,normally acts to irotate the pinion- 44 so" as to movethe followerinwardly and downwardly toward the cutting plate "12. --It will bereadily understood that in the operation of the machine, the cabbage isdisposed between the follower and the cutting plate 12, and the spring49 acts to continually press the cabbage head against the cutting plateuntil the en- "tire head has been cut.

The rear ends of the levers 18 are connected-to the opposite ends of atransverse shaft'51 which is mounted for movement in the a rcuate slots52 provided in the side wallsof the case'5. Upon this shaft between theside walls of the casing, the arms of a yoke 53 are loosely mounted.Upon a shaft 54, journaled in the side walls of the casing, a fly wheel55 is secured and ion said shaft, an eccentric 56 is rigidly fixed. Uponthe periphery of this eccentric thestrap 57 is arranged and a rod 58connects said eccentric strap with the yoke 53.

A pinion 59 is also secured upon theshaft 54 for engagement with theteeth of a gear wheel 60, secured upon the operating shaft =61 which isjournaled in the side walls of jthe casing 5. Upon one end of thisshaft, a belt wheel 62 is secured with whichthe Q belt extending from anengine or other suitable source of power is engaged.

thus. move the gage plate toward or from the From the foregoingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

: it is believed that the construction and manner of operation andseveral advantages of the invention will be clearly and fully. unfderstood.

determines the thickness of the slice of cab When power is applied tothe shaft 61,

the levers 18 are oscillated to actuate the cutting plate through themedium of the In the vertical movemovement its position with respect to'the cutting plate is not altered l/Vhen the crescent shaped opening 37in the plate 21- and the cutting edge of the plate 12 are ;disposedabove the base of the hopper or of said rack bar are adapted toengagethe 2 feed chamber 6, the follower 41 forces the cabbage headthrough the opening in the cutter plate. In the reverse or downwardmovement of the plates 12.and 21, the knife edge 14 of the cutter platecooperating with themetal plates 7 on, the base wall of the feed chambersevers the layer of cabbage from the head. Thiscabbage layer is forced:outwardly through the opening 37 in the gage plate 21. thickness of thesevered layer of cabbage is determined solely by the space between themovable plates. In this manner, it will be appreciated that a largenumber of cabbage heads may be easily, expeditiously and It is apparentthat the economically. cut up into minute particles for useinmanufacturing sauer kraut.

The machine is comparatively simple in its construction and it willtherefore be appreciated that the same can be manufactured at smallcost.

It will of course be understood that the invention is susceptible ofconsiderable modification in the form, proportions and arrangements ofthe several elements employed and I therefore reserve the right toresort to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied withinthe spirit and scgpe of the invention, as claimed.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed is: j

1. In, a machine of the character described, a movable cutter plate, agage plate disposed in parallel relation to the cutter plate, movableconnections between one end of the gage plate and said cutter plate, andmeans for moving said gage plate toward or from the cutter plate.

2. In a machine of the character described, a vertically movable cutterplate, a gage plate connected to the cutter plate and movable therewith,guides for said gage plate, and means for adjusting said guides to movethe gage plate toward or from the cutter plate.

8. In a machine of the character described, a verticallymovable cutterplate, a gage plate, links connecting one end of the gage plate to thecutter plate, movable guide members for said gage plate,and means formoving the guides to dispose the gage plate in adjustable spacedrelation to the cutter plate.

4. In a machine of the class described, a vertically movable cutterplate, stationary guides therefor, a gage plate, movable connectionsbetween one end of the gage plate and the cutter plate, normallystationary adjustable guides for the gage plate to maintain said platein spaced parallel relation to the cutter plate, and means for adjustingsaid guides to vary the distance between said plates.

5. In a machine of the class described, a vertically movable cutterplate, stationary guides therefor, a gage plate, links movablyconnecting one end of said gage plate to the cutter plate, normallystationary adjustable guide members for said gage plate, pivotallymounted arms connected to said guide members, and means for actuatingsaid arms to adjust the guide members and move the gage plate toward orfrom the cutter plate.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a casingprovided with a hopper, of a vertically movable cutter plate, mounted insaid casing at one end of the hopper, stationary guides for said cutterplate, a gage plate, movable connections between one end of the gageplate and the cutter plate, transverse rods loosely mounted in the sidewalls of the hopper, levers secured upon the ends of each rod, the sidewalls of the casing being provided with slots, guide members for thegage plate connected to said levers and movable in said slots, a linkconnecting the levers on one side of the casing, an adjusting screwconnected to one of said levers whereby said rods are rotated and thearms simultaneously moved to adjustably position the guide members inthe slots and. vary the distance between the cutter plate and the gageplate.

7. In a machine of the character described, a movable cutter plate, agage plate arranged in parallel relation to the cutter plate andconnected to said cutter plate at one of its ends for movementtherewith, a plurality of guide members in which the opposite edges ofthe gage plate are movably disposed, and means for simultaneously movingsaid guide members to adjust the gage plate with respect to the cutterplate and vary the distance between said plates.

' 8. In a machine of the character described, a movable cutter plate, agage plate, links connecting one end of the gage plate with saidcutterplate, a guide for the gage plate, and means for adjusting said guide tomove the gage plate toward or from the cutter plate and vary thedistance between said plates.

9. In a machine of the character described, a movable cutter plate, agage plate, movable connections between one end of the gage plate andthe cutter plate, a loosely mounted transverse rod, arms fixed upon theends of said rod, a guide member loosely mounted upon each of said'armsto receive one edge of the gage plate, and means for rotating said rodto move the guide members and adjust the gage plate with respect to thecutter plate.

10. In a machine of the character described, a movable cutter plate, agage plate disposed in parallel relation to the cutter plate andconnected at one of its ends thereto for movement with the cutter plateand also independently thereof, movable guide members in which theopposite edges of the gage plate are disposed, and means forsimultaneously moving said guide members to move the gage plate towardor from the cutter plate and vary the distance between the same.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ALEXANDER J. LOGA. Witnesses:

JOHN PAMFILIE, JAMns I. RIC-KARD.

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